As governor of Michigan, George Romney pressed an aggressive agenda on the issue, putting himself at odds with Republican Party leaders. His son presents a different figure.ANN ARBOR, Mich. — In 1963, an explosive year in the quest for civil rights, George Romney appeared unannounced in the mostly white suburb of Grosse Pointe and marched to the front of an anti-segregation demonstration to stand beside black leaders.

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Gov. Rick Scott’s anti-science purge begins: State employee banned for uttering ‘climate change’A Florida state employee has been reprimanded and told not to come to work after Gov. Rick Scott’s (R) administration banned the use of the terms “climate change” and “global warming.” Earlier this month, reports said that officials in the Scott administration ordered Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) administrators not to use the terms in documents or meetings because they asserted that the climate science behind global warming was not a “true fact.” More

Portman among 47 GOP senators to sign letter to IranWASHINGTON — In a move Democrats denounced as trying to sabotage the Obama administration’s foreign policy, Sen. Rob Portman and 46 other Senate Republicans yesterday warned Iran’s leadership that any agreement to limit Tehran’s apparent efforts to build a nuclear bomb would need Senate approval to stay in effect beyond 2016. More

Republicans to back Obama's student loan planHouse Republicans are willing to give President Barack Obama a rare win, the chairman of the Education and Workforce Committee said Thursday in outlining a deal that would let college students avoid a costly hike on their student loans. More

GOP boycotts health care advisory boardHouse and Senate Republican leaders told President Barack Obama Thursday that they will refuse to nominate candidates to serve on an advisory board that is to play a role in holding down Medicare costs under the new health care act. More

This is where America is changing fastest; and what it means for RepublicansNow Democrats are mobilizing to mount their most serious challenge yet against Walters, a low-key former mayor of coastal Laguna ... according to "Transforming Orange County," a recent report from the civil rights group Asian Americans Advancing Justice.03/5/2018 - 11:47 pm | View Link

The lemongrass burrito is the new America. Can either party keep up?Now Democrats are mobilizing to mount their most serious challenge yet against Walters, a low-key former mayor of coastal Laguna ... according to "Transforming Orange County," a recent report from the civil rights group Asian Americans Advancing Justice.03/5/2018 - 11:47 pm | View Link

Mitt Romney Might Vote for LP Ticket of Gary Johnson and William WeldFor his part, Johnson praised Romney's curiosity in his charmingly low-key way, saying "I think Mitt Romney hit it on the head. He said, 'Hey, I'm going to check out Gary Johnson and see what he's got to say.'...I think that kind of scrutiny holds up under ...06/11/2016 - 5:23 am | View Link

Mitt Romney low-key on civil rights, in contrast to his fatherANN ARBOR, Mich. — In 1963, an explosive year in the quest for civil rights, George Romney appeared unannounced in the mostly white suburb of Grosse Pointe and marched to the front of an anti-segregation demonstration to stand beside black leaders.07/8/2012 - 5:18 pm | View Link

Romney versus Gingrich slugfest is harbinger of Republican civil warBut the denunciations from the different camps of supporters of the other candidate - no Romney supporter seems to be able to say something civil about Gingrich, and vice versa - are something to behold. So too is the composition of the crowds. Go to a ...01/31/2012 - 3:26 pm | View Link

Dennis HastertJohn Dennis Hastert (/ ˈ h æ s t ər t /; born January 2, 1942) is a former American congressman who served as the 51st Speaker of the United States House of ...03/16/2018 - 2:49 am | View Website

Nice to the WaiterThe Nice to the Waiter trope as used in popular culture. In fiction, you can usually tell the good guys from the bad guys by the way they treat the working …03/10/2018 - 6:03 pm | View Website

Chinese politics in the main is carried out in the shadows, shielded from public scrutiny and producing pre-determined outcomes through a process termed democracy according to socialism with Chinese characteristics. …